The Historical Pandemic and Epidemic Dataset is a dataset covering major pandemic events in global history, designed to provide an analytically ready resource. The dataset contains 50 major pandemic events from the Antonine Plague of 165 AD to COVID-19 and monkeypox in 2023, covering all eras, regions, and pathogen types.

Data Fields:

• Pathogen name and type (virus, bacteria, unknown)
• Start and end years, duration, and origin region
• Geographical range of spread and number of continents affected
• Estimated number of cases and deaths, case fatality rate
• Main propagation modes and control methods used
• Estimated economic impact (in billions of US dollars)
• Medical breakthroughs and historical periods
• WHO classification (pandemic, epidemic, endemic, outbreak), mortality rate scale
• The century in which the event began